Dr. David Rankin, Interim President | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Dr. David Rankin, Interim President | Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $803,463, with the men’s team receiving $436,001.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Columbia County have grown 108.2%.
Basketball is one of the most popular sports played at U.S. colleges, as well as football. NCAA basketball teams are often as popular as NBA teams, and offer a different experience for fans.
In 2022, after a decades-long fight, student-athletes nationwide gained the right to profit from their names, likenesses, and images as a result of a flurry of new state laws and an NCAA policy change.
The basketball fund received around 168.57 million dollars from NCAA revenue in 2020–21.
| Year | Basketball team's expenditures | % from grand total sport team expenditures | Total Sport Team Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $436,001 | 7% | $6,198,701 |
| 2022 | $397,665 | 6.7% | $5,936,966 |
| 2021 | $302,989 | 7.4% | $4,112,315 |
| 2020 | $328,055 | 6.6% | $4,933,272 |
| 2019 | $328,340 | 6.1% | $5,373,571 |
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